Mary C. Coughlin, age 64, of Waukesha, passed away on Monday, January
23, 2017, at Waukesha Memorial Hospital with her family by her side.
Mary was born on August 31, 1952, at Fort Benning, Ga., the daughter of
Leo and June (Ballou) Eberhardt. She graduated from St Mary’s College
with a bachelor’s degree in foreign language, specializing in German.
Mary was united in marriage to Steve Coughlin on February 13, 1982, at
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Ripon. They celebrated 35 years of
marriage. She was a travel agent for many years at Cole Travel in Fond
du Lac. Her passion in life was to be the best wife, mom, grandmother
and sister. She enjoyed doing crafts, especially painting tiles and
wood, and she collected antiques.